Photographing Cats

When I was browsing through my photo albums, I found out that most of the animal pictures I took were of cats!

Actually, I had history with cats. There were cats loitering around my house’s backyard when I was a kid. I liked to play with the cats but never really held them. One day, I was trying to catch one of the cat’s body but failed to do so. Then I tried again and managed to grab it’s tail. Bad thing happened next. The cat turned its head bit my finger! Ouch! >.<

Taken at Pantai Kemasik

I wonder why nobody told me that cats don’t like people messing with their tails. But I don’t think I would have listened back then. Haha! Anyway, lesson learned! Even though I was bitten, I don’t hate cats or have phobia of cats. Its just that I became more cautious when dealing with them.

I like shooting cats. I find them very interesting. There are many sides of a cat: mysterious, playful, curious, quiet… You name it, you got it! Sometimes, I get to meet with friendly cats which allow me to take pictures of them laying down, stretching body or licking their fur. Other times, cats would run away at the speed of lightning the moment they see me.

I’m having so much fun shooting cats with my analogue camera. I don’t mind kneeling down just to get a better picture of them. I wonder what’s in their mind. Do they feel like a royalty when I do that? Meow~

I love cats very much too, but it's hard to take good shot of them, isn't it? They are always moving, othewise sleeping... My cat don't like to be shot by camera. Cats in your photos look so natural and relaxed... very cute!!

@npkishi yup..it's hard! most of them ran away! your cat is cute! must be great if it likes to be shot!
@natalieerachel maybe you can take some photo of your kitty while waiting for you LC-W (if i'm not wrong) ;-)

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